900,000 claiming incapacity benefit is unacceptable, says Grayling

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The numbers are published by Chris Grayling, Employment MinisterRichard Pohle for The Times

Suzy Jagger

Last updated at 12:01AM, August 16 2010

Almost 900,000 people have claimed incapacity benefit for at least ten years, government figures will show today.

The numbers, published by Chris Grayling, the Employment Minister, will prepare the way for savage welfare cuts expected to be unveiled in George Osborne’s Comprehensive Spending Review in October.

Mr Grayling said: “The sheer amount of people who have been left behind without any help or support to get back into work is outrageous. Thousands of people who have simply been cast aside by a welfare system that does nothing but put them in a queue for benefits and then forgets about them